What was at stake in the Senate was whether an earmark, incorrectly inserted into the Highway bill, needed correction in the House. Coburn's Republican fix was defeated. Boxer got the Democratic amendment approved. Drama centered around whether there was an ethics question, where each chamber is responsible for overseeing itself, or a conference issue requiring DOJ action. Live C-Span2 showed Boxer performing well. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.